10-09-2019, 01:07 PM
I saw "Joker" last night. I don't watch the media so I knew nothing about it other than it starred Joaquin Phoenix whom I greatly admire as a actor and individual.
It is a brilliant film. I agree with one reviewer that it is "Bold, devastating and utterly beautiful." It's not easy to watch at times, especially for empathetic people. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is unforgettable, as is the cinematography and score. This is no comic book movie; it's the story of a disenfranchised person—and ultimately, a disenfranchised society.
I did look at the media coverage after I got home last night. This movie has obviously hit a nerve, and I think it is because so many people on this planet feel unheard, unseen, and uncared-for. There is much hype about it causing social unrest and the like, but what it really does is create a great mirror of human complexity—akin to some anime but much deeper and more real—and it makes you feel many things. It is a movie you can't get out of your head, and you don't really know why—but I expect it is because of its expression of human truth and 3rd density existence.
It's not that the plot or anything specific can be pointed to to describe what this movie is, but like a great work of art, it conveys something beyond.
Joker is not for the faint of heart, or for someone who prefers a positive vision of life. It takes a little courage to expose yourself to its raw reality, to allow yourself to feel the pain of others, but it is so worth watching.
It is a brilliant film. I agree with one reviewer that it is "Bold, devastating and utterly beautiful." It's not easy to watch at times, especially for empathetic people. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is unforgettable, as is the cinematography and score. This is no comic book movie; it's the story of a disenfranchised person—and ultimately, a disenfranchised society.
I did look at the media coverage after I got home last night. This movie has obviously hit a nerve, and I think it is because so many people on this planet feel unheard, unseen, and uncared-for. There is much hype about it causing social unrest and the like, but what it really does is create a great mirror of human complexity—akin to some anime but much deeper and more real—and it makes you feel many things. It is a movie you can't get out of your head, and you don't really know why—but I expect it is because of its expression of human truth and 3rd density existence.
It's not that the plot or anything specific can be pointed to to describe what this movie is, but like a great work of art, it conveys something beyond.
Joker is not for the faint of heart, or for someone who prefers a positive vision of life. It takes a little courage to expose yourself to its raw reality, to allow yourself to feel the pain of others, but it is so worth watching.